In 1791‚ when the 2nd amendment was written‚ there was an organization called the watch. It was “made up of six watchmen‚ one constable‚ and several volunteers who patrolled at night‚ walking the rounds” (national law enforcement museum). Their job was to investigate and punish the criminals. The modern police’s job is to prevent and investigate the crime‚ and to punish
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Hamlet is a play by William Shakespeare that portrays the lives of a royal family. The play begins when watchmen supposedly see a ghost‚ and bring a scholar to verify the apparition. Horatio‚ the scholar‚ says it is indeed a ghost. The ghost resembles the deceased king‚ and they decide that they must go tell his son. When they find Hamlet‚ they teach him of this being‚ and he exclaims that he wishes to see it. When Hamlet and the other men are taking watch‚ the ghost appears. The ghost gestures
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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Finch is a really good guy and likes to help people‚ even blacks in the time it is set in. But if you re-read the book‚ you may see that Atticus was actually forced into taking the job he did and was really a racist. You find that out in Go Set a Watchmen‚ the prequel‚ that Atticus had actually been a clansmen. So your initial idea may not be the best idea‚ re-reading the text and trying to develop a better understanding of the text is a key part of being able to accept a flexible view of
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Aaleah Brown Mr. Gunderson Honors English 3‚ Period 4 08 November 2013 The Walk “I have passed by the watchman on his beat and dropped my eyes‚ unwilling to explain” (II. 5-6). Depression causes a person to distance themselves from the world. It also causes them to not want to associate themselves with people. In the poem‚ “Acquainted with the Night‚” by Robert Frost‚ a persona seems to be walking aimlessly alone at night in the rain. The persona passes a watchman whom he refuses to associate
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Shakespeare’s famous play‚ “Much Ado About Nothing”‚ highlights the conventions of a Shakespearean comedy. Good morning teacher and students‚ I’m here to talk to you about Shakespeare’s clever comedy achieved by many techniques to amuse his audience. The main purpose of a comedy is to entertain the audience; Shakespeare has effectively achieved this through his ideas and techniques. The play mainly consists of conventional and satirical comedy that stems from the characterization of Dogberry‚ the
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Celina Martinez English 102 Professor Chapman 20 April 2015 Superhero or Vigilante? Superhero’s‚ vigilante’s‚ what are they? Who are they? Are they real or imaginary? Superheros are imaginary characters with superhuman powers such as Superman or Spiderman. Whereas vigilantes are members of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority‚ typically because the law enforcement is thought to be inadequate. A prime example of a super hero
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James Madison was president that this was not going to happen to Americans. So he wrote this to protect our freedom. There were local sheriffs at the time the sixth amendment was found but there were no police forces. Men just took turns being night watchmen or playing the part as constables. Victims were always bringing defendants to the criminal cases because there was no public prosecutors. The victims and defendants then represented themselves and they argued and shouted against each other. Court
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find content‚ the choices he makes are of no consequence. Marriage‚ or not‚ one can be happy; friendship or not‚ one can be happy. Meursault is nearly emotionless and is very dispassionate about most things he does. In the graphic novel/movie The Watchmen by Allen Moore and Dave Gibbons‚ Dr. Manhattan is another such awakened individual. However‚ Dr. Manhattan’s reason for his belief in absurdism is more because he is all but god-like. Dr. Manhattan see’s the past‚ present‚ and future simultaneously
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Democracy II – Forms of Democracy 1. Introduction 2. Intrinsic justifications of democracy 3. Direct democracy 4. Indirect democracy (representative) 5. Constitutional democracy vs. majoritarianism 6. Rousseau and Self-rule – if there’s time 1. Democracy and freedom ‘The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected‚ slavery overtakes it‚ and it is nothing. The use it makes
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